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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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